English
nanomelia
Nanomelia comes from Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλοςmélos‘limb’
- Englishtodaynanomelia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλοςmélos‘limb’
- Englishtodaynanomelia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‘limb’
multiple, mole, multitude, mucho, muy, multifarious, 27 more
through Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’
Today it means
noun An extreme form of micromelia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μέλος / nanomelia